When asking my three people their definitions of culture and diversity, the answers were quite similar and held aspects similar to definitions given in this course. Two of my coworkers had very similar definitions which included concepts like ethnicity, language, religion, values, beliefs, etc. My stepmom reminded me of one of the video clips we watched where they discussed how culture represent everything. It's connected to how we walk, talk, look at other people, etc. Diversity was included with culture in all the differences we have in our cultural items.
What I thought was extremely interesting was my stepmom talked of culture in regards to the dominant culture, and discussed what her culture is. I found this interesting because she is the dominant culture and I have found in talking to other people that they don't really see themselves as having a culture if they come from the dominant culture, they see everyone else as having a culture. I think she omitted this because she has adopted children from different cultures and has the awareness of the diversity within her own family. My two coworkers did not really speak of the dominant culture, they don't necessarily have awareness around that.
This activity has really focused me to look at my definition of culture and diversity and how it's constantly changing. I am forever learning about different cultures and aspects of diversity. I think this has also pointed out how much I still don't know about diversity and culture. The sheer amount of definitions and thoughts on culture and diversity really show how imperative this topic is when working with young children. Would more awareness around this and one specific definition create an open environment for different cultures?
What I thought was extremely interesting was my stepmom talked of culture in regards to the dominant culture, and discussed what her culture is. I found this interesting because she is the dominant culture and I have found in talking to other people that they don't really see themselves as having a culture if they come from the dominant culture, they see everyone else as having a culture. I think she omitted this because she has adopted children from different cultures and has the awareness of the diversity within her own family. My two coworkers did not really speak of the dominant culture, they don't necessarily have awareness around that.
This activity has really focused me to look at my definition of culture and diversity and how it's constantly changing. I am forever learning about different cultures and aspects of diversity. I think this has also pointed out how much I still don't know about diversity and culture. The sheer amount of definitions and thoughts on culture and diversity really show how imperative this topic is when working with young children. Would more awareness around this and one specific definition create an open environment for different cultures?
The impact that culture has on self esteem is an important factor. I really enjoyed this exercise and the additional responses that I have received are similar to the response. I really enjoyed reading feedback that come from various individuals. The knowledge we gain in this course will not only benefit our professional aspects of life, it will also benefit us on a personal level.
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